MediaTek and NVIDIA Collaborate on New GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip for Project DIGITS
In a groundbreaking announcement at CES 2025, MediaTek revealed its collaboration with NVIDIA on the design of the NVIDIA GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip, the core of NVIDIA Project DIGITS — a personal AI supercomputer. This partnership brings together MediaTek’s expertise in Arm-based system-on-a-chip (SoC) performance and power efficiency with NVIDIA’s cutting-edge AI acceleration technology, promising to revolutionize AI research and development.
MediaTek’s Expertise in Arm-based SoC Design
As the world’s leading supplier of chips for smartphones, smart TVs, Arm-based Chromebooks, Android tablets, and voice assistant devices (VAD), MediaTek has consistently pushed the boundaries of AI, connectivity, and multimedia innovation. With a strong focus on power efficiency and high-performance computing, MediaTek has played a pivotal role in making AI more accessible across different platforms.
“Our collaboration with NVIDIA on the GB10 Superchip aligns with MediaTek’s vision of helping make great technology accessible to anyone,” said MediaTek Vice Chairman and CEO Rick Tsai. “Along with NVIDIA, we are working to usher in a new era of innovation and make AI ubiquitous.”
NVIDIA Project DIGITS: Bringing AI to Everyone
Project DIGITS, powered by the new GB10 Superchip, is designed to make high-performance AI computing accessible to developers, researchers, and students. With AI becoming an integral part of various industries, from healthcare to automotive and beyond, this collaboration ensures that cutting-edge technology is available to those driving the next wave of innovation.
“The age of AI is here. The combination of MediaTek’s industry-leading CPU performance and power efficiency with NVIDIA’s accelerated computing technologies will drive the next wave of innovation,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “Project DIGITS, with the new GB10 Superchip designed with MediaTek, makes our most powerful Grace Blackwell platform more accessible — placing it in the hands of developers, researchers, and students to solve the most pressing issues of our time.”
Expanding the NVIDIA-MediaTek Partnership
This latest partnership builds on previous collaborations between MediaTek and NVIDIA, particularly in the automotive sector. MediaTek’s Dimensity Auto Cockpit chips integrate NVIDIA’s next-gen GPU-accelerated AI computing and RTX graphics to enhance in-car experiences. Furthermore, MediaTek has combined NVIDIA’s TAO AI model training toolkit with its NeuroPilot SDK to bring advanced AI capabilities to IoT applications.
MediaTek’s Commitment to AI Everywhere
MediaTek continues to push AI integration across its product portfolio, ensuring AI’s presence in various domains:
Dimensity Series: AI-powered smartphones and tablets.
Genio Family: AI solutions for IoT devices.
Pentonic Series: AI-enhanced smart TVs.
Kompanio Line: AI-driven Arm-based Chromebooks.
Dimensity Auto Platform: Advanced AI solutions for automotive applications.
As AI technology advances, the collaboration between MediaTek and NVIDIA sets the stage for the next generation of AI-powered computing. By combining their strengths, these tech giants are making AI more powerful, efficient, and accessible to all.
Stay tuned for more updates from CES 2025 as MediaTek and NVIDIA continue to shape the future of AI computing.